“Monitoring the impact of OER on a course and measuring its success"

|  To measure success for EFL learners who are using OER content, I’ll suggest two ways:

 

              1. Asking my peers for reviewing the quality and relevance of the resources.

 

              2. Students themselves rate or express their satisfaction of the learning resources they have made use of, self-assess their own learning and the way these resources have met their needs.

 

A microblogging tool such as “TWITTER” or “FACEBOOK” can be used to give their feedback. They can also collaborate to convey messages or write notes using any of these technology tools, POPPLET, PADLET or LINO.

|  For my EFL learners and for the English courses I teach, I say OER will positively impact upon maximizing students’ learning potentials and making their studying count. The biggest advantage to these resources is that they are adapted to fit the VAKs and satisfy their digital needs.

 

 

 Students have the right formula to engage in learning and train their brains: animations, audio books, lectures, videos, e-books, free templates, courses, free and interactive technology tools to show what they know, podcasts, multimedia software, images, games, songs, online quizzes, self-assessment tools, etc.

 

All that helps to integrate the four language skills, move students toward their autonomy and offer an opportunity for debating about copyright and licensing issues and hence raise awareness.

Happy free access to high quality educational resources on global scale.